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Sustainable Architecture

These farmhouse to modern style 2-5 bedroom and 1 1/2-3 bathrooms 1200+ sq. ft. homes typically feature an open living and kitchen area, as well as a covered porch. They also include a study/library and dining room. And, a mud room is typically included with a sink, coat and shoe rack.

The kitchens are well equipped for processing and preserving the harvest. The 4-8 burner stove in the fuel source of your choice, allows for large dinners and canning and preserving your food. The attached pantry has ample room for long-term food storage and has cabinet space for dehydrators, pressure cookings, ice cream maker and other food preservation equipment. The pantry can have room for a large freezer for food storage. Many have an attached or nearby greenhouse.

When you wish, to add a garage and outbuilding there are plans, some free, that can be added. When you wish to develop greenhouses, gardens, orchards and other landscaping and homesteading additions when wanted.

These house plans can be made for adoptions to be built in wood, metal, stone, brick, ICF and/or concrete building systems for your builder or to build as your DIY project. We can also design using combinations of earth shelter and more traditional building systems. We can also design using combinations of earth shelter and more traditional building systems.